[Magdalen] Eliminating sugar?

[Grace Cangialosi]

Trouble getting coherent posts out tonight. That last sentence was supposed to read "There is a dizzying array of them on amazon--many brands and prices.

> On Jan 28, 2015, at 9:57 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Jay, what brand spiralizer do you have? I looked on amazon, and there is a dizzying array of them trace
> 
>> On Jan 27, 2015, at 10:27 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> My advice, having tried it, is to go easy on the meat sauce as it can
>> overpower the zoodles. You may do better using ground chicken or turkey
>> rather than beef or sausage. Those work fairly well with sweet potato
>> noodles. Some people boil those briefly. I prefer them stir-fried and if
>> they don't get done, put the lid on and steam them for a minute or two.
>> 
>>> On Tuesday, January 27, 2015, Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I just bought one of those this weekend...$10 at Ross. I can't wait to use
>>> it. Thanks for the advice. The sweet potatoes sound yummy. I hadn't thought
>>> of using those. I definitely want to try zoodles (and I love that word)
>>> with meat sauce!
>>> 
>>> Peace, Rick
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 8:48 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com
>>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> One of S/O's favorites among my kitchen purchases is my spiralizer, and
>>> his
>>>> favorite thing that I do with it is "zoodles"....zucchini noodles, which
>>> I
>>>> stir-fry briefly and serve with homemade tomato sauce. The sauce doesn't
>>>> take very long to make either. Sweet potato "noodles" are also good.
>>>> Cucumber ones are good, but a little problematic as they must be drained
>>>> under a weight or they dilute the dressing/sauce. You can get a hand
>>>> spiralizer fairly cheaply or a fancier one that costs around $30. I opted
>>>> for the latter on Amazon.
>>>> 
>>>> On Tuesday, January 27, 2015, Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com
>>> <javascript:;>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I followed a modified Paleo diet for a long time. I loved it...once I
>>> got
>>>>> used to it. I moved to that after a couple of successful years
>>> following
>>>> a
>>>>> Weight Watchers plan. I did eventually lose my cravings for the sugary
>>>>> stuff but that transition wasn't pretty! I still don't each much
>>>> processed
>>>>> food. Unfortunately, I've been "off the wagon" for the last year or so
>>>> and
>>>>> it definitely shows. I regained about half the weight I lost.
>>>>> 
>>>>> When I was serious about it, I ate no processed foods, no sugar or
>>> flour
>>>> of
>>>>> any kind (if I could help it) and very little dairy. I had to keep a
>>>> little
>>>>> cheddar cheese in the fridge to nibble, some Greek yogurt occasionally
>>>> and
>>>>> legumes. I love black beans and refused to go without them! I learned
>>> to
>>>>> enjoy vegetables cooked lots of different ways...sauteed, oven roasted
>>>> and
>>>>> grilled. I used salsas a lot to add flavor. And,  I learned to cook
>>> fish
>>>>> which I had always been afraid to try. In my family, fish that was
>>> cooked
>>>>> at home was always fried!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Since my recently purchased "fat pants" are starting to get tight, it's
>>>>> time to get back on the program again! Luckily, I've never been a bread
>>>> or
>>>>> pasta person so it has always been easy for me to say no to them.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Peace, Rick
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 6:23 PM, Susan Hutchinson <
>>>> shutchinsonca at gmail.com <javascript:;>
>>>>> <javascript:;>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 2015-01-27, at 2:59 PM, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> It says no flavored yogurt, but doesn't mention plain, so I'll
>>> have
>>>> to
>>>>>> find out about that.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Many flavoured yogurts (also the low fat ones) are filled with sugar.
>>>>>> Plain, full fat yogurt is generally ok, and you can add whole fruits
>>>> and
>>>>>> berries or cucumber/mint (tzaziki). The first thing the dietician
>>> told
>>>> my
>>>>>> diabetes management class was to avoid flavoured, low fat yogurt!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> blessings
>>>>>> Susan
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The Rev. Susan Hutchinson
>>>>>> 604-319-7148
>>>>>> shutchinsonca at gmail.com <javascript:;> <javascript:;>
>>>